Beach-protector.



No. 677,825.. Pafwnfeal July 2,1901. c. H. VAN onnsn 2 E. cooms.

BEACH PROTECTOR.

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CHARLES H. VAN ORDEN, OF CATSKILL, AND EDWARD B'. COOMBS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

' BEACH-PRO'FEC'TOFLl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 677,825, dated July 2, 1901.

Application tiledOctoher 25,1900. Serial No. 34,308. (No model.)

To LZZ whom it may con-cern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES H. VAN OR- DEN, a resident of Catskill, in the county of Greene, and EDWARD B. COOMBS, a resident ofthe city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York, State of New York, citizens of the United States, have invented a new and Improved Beach-Protector, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is .to provide certain new and useful improvements in beach-protection by the use of mattresses for the preservation and protection of sand beaches and whereby the surf is prevented from washing away the sand from the beach and destroying valuable property, and at the same time the mattresses form a barrier to break the force of the surf and a means for the deposition ofthe sand carried by the water for reclaiming the land.

The invention consists of novel features' and parts and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is representedin the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiicatiomin which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the improvement, showing a plurality 'of mattresses fastened together and anchored to the beach. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a single mattress. Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the improvement as applied and with parts in section, and Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified form of the improvement.

The improved beach-protector (illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4) consists, essentially, of

a plurality of Jmattresses A, each consisting of a iibrous material B, such as willow, straw, or the like, arranged lengthwise and woven together transversely by Wires or other binding-warps C, as is plainly indicated in Fig. 3, corner-bars D being preferably fastened to the under side of the mattress by the bind' ing-warps, said bars D projecting beyond the sides of the mattress to permit of fastening together the projecting bar ends of adjacent mattresses by rivets, bolts, or like devices. The mattresses are placed on the beach at low tide and are anchored to the beach by suitable anchors, preferably mushroom-anchors E, having their Shanks E extending through the overlapping projecting ends of adjacent mattresses, a key F engaging the upper end of each shank and resting on the top ot the uppermost bar D.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the mattresses are placed with the fibers arranged transversely of the beach, and the mattresses are arranged vin longitudinal rows spaced apart to form longitudinal spaces G, in which sand is deposited by the surf as the latter breaks over the jointed mattresses. In case the surf breaks longitudinallyl on the beach we prefer to place the mattresses apart, as shown in Fig. 5, so that the spaces G extend transversely of the beach and receive the sand by the surf breaking laterally over the matm tresses. In this case the liber material of which the mattresses are formed is arranged lengthwise of the surf-that is, in the direction in which the surf is breaking over the mattresses. It is evident that by engaging the ber material in the manner described it offers a great resistance to the inrushing waL ter and is not liable to be destroyed by theV force of the waves, as would be the case if the fiber material were otherwise placed.

By the arrangement describedzthe beach to be protected is carpeted by mattresses, the several mattresses being securely held in position on the beach by the mushroom-anchors, as described, it being understood that as many anchors are employed as are necessary-that is, say, for every four mattresses an anchor is provided at each corner'.

When it is desired to reclaim land, a sec ond layer of mattresses is placed on the first layer after the latter has been covered with' sand-that is, has been embedded in sand-- and this operation maybe repeated as often as necessary until the desired height of land is attained.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-rra 1. A beach-protector, comprising a plural# and having spaces between the mattresses,

and means for anchoring the mattresses to the beach, as set forth.

3. A beach-protector, comprising a plurality of mattresses arranged in rows with spaces between the rows, means for connecting the mattresses with each other, and means for anchoring the connected mattresses to thev beach, as set forth.

4. A beach-protector, comprising a p1urality of mattresses each formed of a fiber material bound in place by Warps and bars attached to each mattress to stiften the same l and provide a means for fastening the mattresses together, and anchors engaging sundry of the said bars, to secure the mattresses in place on the beach, as set forth.

5. A beach-protector, provided with a mattress formed of a fiber material bound in place by Warps, the ber material being arranged lengthwise in the direction of the current, and bars securedto the mattress by said warps, to stiften the mattress, the bars being arranged diagonally to the mattress, as set forth.

6. A beach protector having a mattress formed of a iibrouswoven material, and crossin g-bars attached to the mattress and projecting beyond the sides thereof, for connection with the projecting ends of the bars of adjacent mattresses, as set forth.

7. A beach-protector, comprising a plurality of mattresses of a fibrous Woven material, bars attached to said mattresses and projecting beyond the sides thereof, the projecting ends of the bars adjacent to the mattresses being fastened together,` and anchors for anchoring the mattresseslto the beach, the anchors engaging sundry of the bars at the coni nceted ends thereof, as set forth.

CHARLES H. VAN ORDEN. EDWARD B. COOMBS.

VTitnesses to the signature of Charles H. Van Orden:

E. C. GoE'roHINs, LEROY R. HINMAN. Witnesses to the signature of Edward B. Coombs:

EVERARD BoL'roN MARSHALL, F. W. HANAFORD. 

